Why Racism Is Wrong

Although ignorance is a major factor in the creation of racial biases and stereotypes, I claim that racism is not due to a lack of knowledge, but rather concrete ideas of right and wrong being ingrained into our minds at a young age, causing our worldviews to come from what society has taught us to be acceptable. I say that because our grade school curriculum tends to provide such concrete definitions of right and wrong,

If one were to drive down any random road in South Carolina today, they might spot a Confederate Flag hanging proudly from a building or a house or even a national monument. The ones who support the display of this flag say that it is more to do with cultural history than racism, however, the history that this flag represents is what motivated Dylann Roof to kill nine innocent people in a South Carolina church in 2015. In this day and age, how did something like the Charleston church shooting massacre occur? This essay will explain how racism, although not as common as it was in the past, still exists today and how this racism is connected to the story of Dylann Roof. Although certain racist laws, such as Jim

Not only is racism wrong and makes people feel terrible about whom they are but it makes the person being racist look even worse. Racism is something that is completely rude and ignorant to do to a group of people. One does not choose if they are White, Black, Asian, or anything. It’s something that you are born as and to be mocked and made fun of for that is just ridiculous. Without all these different types of people and everyone trying to come together for a single goal we may not be able to discover new things and advance our society. Racism is a big problem but an easy change and I truly believe that getting rid of it can make the biggest change the world as ever seen.

“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America,”

We live in world where music and art can express feelings and even express situations such as racism and terrorism. Racism is practically the most talked about issue in songs due to happening every day. One of the most famous speech and influencers in the world was “I have a dream” by Martin Luther King Jr. King states in the speech “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character”. Whites and color people did not get along due to their skin color differences. This made hate each other but many others like Martin Luther King just wanted peace and love. Therefore the following artists Shakur, and Mathers, Bob Marley, John Lennon and The Black Eyed Peas all wrote songs to protest against racism and terrorism to unite the world.

Racism is Wrong I have chosen to carry out my investigation on 'racism'. The hypothesis I have set myself is 'Racism is Wrong'. The reason why I have chosen 'Racism' as a part of my investigation is because I have gone through racial harassment and I feel that me being able to do this coursework will let me speak my mind about racism and talk about it in more detailed manner.

Should we stop talking about racism? Racism happens when a person that is one race insults another person who is a different race. Racism is a type of bullying, which can be considered illegal. Being racist is being cruel, but it can be taken in many different ways. Like someone saying like that pancake is burnt, something like that is not even close to being racist, but can be taken in a racist.

Racism stems back into the middle ages. During the Renaissance period, Europeans were coming into contact with people of darker pigmentation in Asia, the Americas and Africa. These Europeans were making judgments about these darker people since they weren’t used to such appearances. Ultimately, they justified their rationale for enslaving Africans due to their disbelief of god. They were thought of as heathens, and this offended them. Slave owners and slave traders sometimes interpreted a passage in the book of Genesis as their justification. Even during the Enlightenment period that paved the way for great scientific innovations had many defenders of racism. They believed that races constituted different species- some being superior to others, (Fredrickson 2003)

Racism needs justice. It is 2017, and people do not know when to stop and let it all go. Racism is the belief that a particular race is better than another. In my own eyes, there is no such thing as “blacks. whites, Aasians, or Hhispanics.”. There is one race, and that is human. Why should they be judged by their skin color and not their actions?

Every since a young age people have gone around to promote that being yourself is the best way to live life; being who you are is nothing that we should be ashamed of. If these things are being promoted everywhere we turn then why are people still being bullied, killed and put down for doing exactly that? To this day people are still being denied their basic human rights and that is something that needs to fixed. Society has made it clear that if someone is not of the right race, gender or sexual orientation that they can easily be targeted others. These are just three of the many factors that can contribute to a person’s advantage or disadvantage but I believe these three cause the most uproar.

Have you ever been judged by someone just because of your ethics or your culture? I have. I think racism is bad because it can cause someone depression.

Another issue in the movie was attitudes. All races have attitudes towards people that are not like their own, whether they are good or bad. Attitudes I believe are connected with experiences. What one experiences with another race can affect the way their attitude is towards them.

“Race isn’t a thing it’s all made up, it’s a social construct it’s a way to separate us and destroy us” – Hari Kondabolo. Racism can never be eradicated from society, it only has evolved. This injustice is the product of ignorance and fear. With fear it is difficult to make rational decisions. It is a lie that ignorance is bliss, a lack of knowledge provides room for error. Both Kondabolu and Chappelle videos tackled the issue of race. Each video although comedic, dealt with race as an issue of the mind.

Racism in my eyes is wrong in every part of its meaning. I cannot argue just one of the quotes that were referenced because I do not find one more convincing than the other. I would be defending something I do not believe in. Racism is automatically thought of as discrimination against a black person by a white person. This is not always the case. Racism can come in any form no matter what the color is of the person we are talking about. “When the basis of discrimination is someone’s perception of race, it is known as racism” (Henslin, 2014). Race does not determine what kind of person someone is; it does not define them as a human being. Just because you were born a certain color does not tell society what kind of worker you will be, it doesn’t

After listening to my recording I was not moved or shocked by my responses as I have invested much of my time and my thoughts on the issue of racism. Many answers are fixed points for people, all of the questions listed under A and many under C. This is understood and therefore it is unnecessary to point out the obvious, yet I will point them out because these things have such an important impact on the rest of the questions.